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2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CE Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer Engineering is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,932 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,762 and had an average of $25,829 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 379 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,775 and $27,855 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree ce students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 10 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 11 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 2 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Weber State University is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.

WSU also made our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $19,022, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Weber State University

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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